as in fatness
the condition of having an excess of body fat
obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease
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Recent Examples of obesity
Spending more time looking at screens is linked to poor posture, eye strain, obesity, and loneliness, the pair highlights.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Alexandra Sowa, an obesity medicine physician and author of The Ozempic Revolution, told AARP that protein should anchor every meal.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Separately, a new HSBC report forecasts that reduced food expenditures could drag consumer spending down as much as 7% overall in some countries, with Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the US likely to be most affected because of their higher levels of obesity.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Patients seeking treatment for weight loss should consult a physician trained in management of overweight or obesity.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Alexandra Sowa, an obesity medicine physician and author of The Ozempic Revolution, told AARP that protein should anchor every meal.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Separately, a new HSBC report forecasts that reduced food expenditures could drag consumer spending down as much as 7% overall in some countries, with Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the US likely to be most affected because of their higher levels of obesity.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Patients seeking treatment for weight loss should consult a physician trained in management of overweight or obesity.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obesity
Noun
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Because this isn't a book about fatness, despite the central plotline.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Speedy weight loss increases bile acids, which are used to break down fat during digestion.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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Your meals should have a balance of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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The firm still expects 11% potential gains over the next 12 months for the H-share-heavy MSCI China index, but lowered it to market-weight in a regional context.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Temperature challenge Commercial flight faces a strict weight trap that standard electric motors cannot escape.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Breastfeeding, adiposity, and precocious puberty in boys and girls.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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And the blue velvet armchair was empty but for the permanent impression of his corpulence.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Kajumba was a laconic man, rail‑thin, with the type of largish head that suggested nature had intended him for corpulence, even as circumstance had conspired to keep him slender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Obesity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obesity. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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